Production Employee

Vestis Corporation; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Great benefits

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Retirement plans

Employee discounts

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Canadian Linen and Uniform Service is hiring a PRODUCTION TEAMMATE in Canada. The role involves cross-training to handle diverse tasks such as receiving and sorting laundry, inspecting garments, operating dryers and irons, and bundling clean items for distribution.

Responsibilities include adhering to safety standards, maintaining attendance, and supporting multiple production areas including soil operations, dry fold, garments, mending, mats, iron operations, bundling, and wash aisle.

Qualifications

• Attendance is required.
• Basic math reasoning skills.
• Lifting up to 25–50 pounds continuously; push/pull up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Able to stand/walk/sit for 8 hours a day.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with machinery in areas with variable temperatures and noise.
• Must adhere to safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Attend shifts as scheduled and maintain attendance.
• Perform production tasks in assigned area safely and efficiently.
• Assist teammates with materials, tools, and cleaning duties.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.
• Work across departments to support soil operations, dry fold, garments, mending, mat, iron, bundling, and wash aisle processes.

Skills

Attendance required

Basic math

Lifting up to 50 lb

Stand/walk/sit 8 hours

Safety conscious

Team player

Job description

Come join the Canadian Linen and Uniform Service family as a PRODUCTION TEAMMATE! We offer COMPETITIVE wages, GREAT benefits, FUN environment, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Retirement plans, Employee discounts, Referral bonuses, and more!

We would love to WELCOME YOU HOME – where you will be part of a FUN team, with a TEAM culture!

THE ROLE

The ideal candidate for this position will need to be able to be cross trained to perform a variety of tasks that may include receive and sort laundry, inspect garment/coverall for all mending needs, operate equipment such as dryers and ironers, and bundling of clean garments to be re-distributed to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Work in assigned area of production responsibility as scheduled in a safe and efficient manner.
• Assist fellow production teammates by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work areas and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Qualifications

• Ability to work assigned shift- attendance is required
• Basic math reasoning skills
• Lifting Ability: up to 25-50 pounds continuously; Push/Pull Ability: up to 150 pounds assisted
• Able to Stand/Walk/Sit for 8 hours a day
• Capability to work in a fast-paced work environment that may have fluctuating temperatures and loud noise levels while working with machinery in a safe and conscientious manner
• Must be able to adhere to safety standards

Experience

• Prior experience in an industrial laundry or production environment preferred
• Capability of understanding work instructions in English preferred

DEPARTMENTS AND DUTIES

Quality workmanship, teamwork and regular attendance are essential in these roles:

• Soil Operations: Receive, scan, and inspect bags of soiled garments. Sort garments into push carts to delivery to wash and dry departments.
• Dry Fold: Inspect clean product and feed through folding/bagging machines or hand fold as needed.
• Garments: Sort garments and process according to steam tunnel, iron, or finishing requirements.
• Mending: Inspect garments, perform sewing repairs by hand or via sewing machine.
• Mat: Roll and store mats using rolling machine. Fulfill mat orders for route preparation.
• Iron Operations: Inspect product and feed through iron machine for processing.
• Bundling: Count and bundle finished garments/products for customer delivery. Load garments/products onto distribution trucks or other equipment for delivery.
• Wash Aisle: Operate wash aisle equipment to load/unload, follow schedule requirements and monitor quality.

Compensation: The hourly rate that Canadian Linen and Uniform Service reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $18.87- $27.15 per hour, depending on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior